Historical Marker
Patee House - 1858
Historical marker location:
1202 Penn Street, St. Joseph, Missouri
( Marker is at the intersection of Penn Street and 12th Street, on the right when traveling east on Penn Street.)
Marker installed: 1960
The Pony Express.
The Missouri State Penitentiary, located in Jefferson City, was once the oldest operating prison west of the Mississippi River. It opened in 1836 and closed in 2004.